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TheLilSquaw -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 7:11:46 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: tazzygirl Your question is valid..... your terminology is off. Scammers might be a better word... Users, but that defines all of us as we are all users of this site. So, lets go with scammers. How many? Maybe 15%? Add 20% for the professional Dommes.... not to be mistaken with the financial Dommes, though many do cross over. Not to say these are scammers.... not by a long shot. Lately it seems the findomme group has grown by leaps and bounds... shall we place them around 30%? Keep in mind, many girls are also cam girls.... many Dommes also dabble in the financial aspect... and quite a few are devoted submissives to their owners, yet are financial "tops" (? is that a fair way to put that?, not sure... I need to think about that one) ProDoms ProSubs ProSwitches Those that are both lifestyle and pro Escorts and Pimps (seen profiles for both) Cam Guys Website Owners the list goes on and on...

DarkSteven -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 7:19:41 AM)
Depends. If you mean the ones that contact you out of the blue, 100% of them are fake. The ones that you view when looking randomly though new members: I'd say 50% are fake. Older members, maybe 10%-30%.

tazzygirl -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 7:23:10 AM)
And yet I could not call any of those fakes.... they are quite clear about what they seek here.... nor can we really call them scammers for the same reason. And the idea that financial dommes are such a shock to people here is sorta funny... but even most of them are quite clear about what they seek.

DraftPony -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 7:25:35 AM)
@DarkSteven, I would say 80% on the out of the blue and your other figures pretty close.

TheLilSquaw -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 7:42:59 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: tazzygirl And yet I could not call any of those fakes.... they are quite clear about what they seek here.... nor can we really call them scammers for the same reason. And the idea that financial dommes are such a shock to people here is sorta funny... but even most of them are quite clear about what they seek. I agree 100%.

Level -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 7:59:31 AM)
I think quite a few are fake, for various reasons...

Hillwilliam -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 8:30:44 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: TheLilSquaw quote: ORIGINAL: Hillwilliam I think it's safe to say they aren't 'real' for the purposes of enriching and promoting discourse and education in the overall BDSM community. Who says someone has to be here to enrich and promote the education of the BDSM community or hell buy into the whole we are a community line of thinking? By sinply being a person who actually in interested in what it is that we do rather than a website huckster, thief, 'slave seller', guy pretending to be a girl, Nigerian scammer, etc, is that person not 'enriching' the 'community.? It's a new person. Their existence here makes the community (I use that term for lack of a better one) one person stronger. The old folks are burning out, falling into senescence or dying. New blood is needed.

OsideGirl -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 8:38:37 AM)
There was a rule of thumb that my grandparents taught me: If it seems to good to be true, it usually is. Why have people forgotten that? You see some impossibly hot chick that wants to suck your dick in the first 15 minutes (and you're not Ron) and you can't figure out if it's a scam?

TieMeInKnottss -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 9:20:43 AM)
I may be the eternal optimist but I stick by my earlier posting...

EsotericLady -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 9:36:33 AM)
Hello dreadlocks... :) I can answer your question quite simply without going into a full scale psychological comparison study or beating the topic to death. 1. I have no idea and 2. Your guess is as good as mine. There you go! Question answered! Enjoy your day! quote: ORIGINAL: dreadlocks1221 Maybe this question gets asked a lot here, but how many profiles are actually real? Every time I read one, it seems like something out of a bad issue of hustler (or at least the bdsm version of it). I was on the site for a day and already got someone messaging me about how they want to chat on instant messenger (but in a way that seemed like a scam).

TheBoyDownBelow -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 9:54:53 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: TieMeInKnottss That is a tough question because it is subjective. Some people are writing profiles and are VERY interested in finding someone BUT they have this idea that they need to "stand out" or "grab attention". They do themselves a disservice because many, like you, read it and think "can't be true". Unfortunately, many people are also NOT very good at writing and they come across poorly or they make the profile too short. There are a number of previous threads from people who want feedback on their profiles & many of us, especially the women, will tell the writer that we would not respond because it doesn't seem real. On the flip side, those people are very difficult to deal with from the get go. I tried to start a dialog with such profiles, and failed miserably. They may be real, but realistically speaking, often not worth your time. To the OP: Set the lower age limit to 30 or higher, and the so called "fakes" are maybe somewhere 5%. From the "out-of-the-blue" contacts in my case are maybe 50% real, since I am more than trigger-happy with that block button.

sexyred1 -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 10:03:52 AM)
These never ending questions from men about how many real or fake profiles are on here shows me that people who join this site (or any dating site on the web) are: 1. unrealistic 2. unable to discern quality vs. quantity 3. impatient 4. not very bright 5. egocentric, in that if it does not fit with what they want, everyone is a fake or not real I have been here for a while and I can tell you from my dealings on the other side, I have never met a fake person, only people I was or was not compatible with. It does not mean they were not compatible with someone else. I also have the ability to discern if someone is a bit off just from reading; I attribute that to being a smart cookie and not delusional.

TNDommeK -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 10:17:24 AM)
Draftpony: omg your avi pic is gorgeous! Ok sorry back to the op.... Dreads, there are tons of people who are not who they say. I hardly go to the other side anymore. But there are also red flags all through profiles and emails and such. There was a great thread about red flags around here somewhere. Do a search for it. Good luck, cause there are ppl who are looking for relationships here. Oh and do come back!

doctorgrey -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 10:24:26 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: dreadlocks1221 Maybe this question gets asked a lot here, but how many profiles are actually real? Count them and see. DrG

AVegasMaster -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 11:35:29 AM)
My count is 77 are real, and four of those have not loged in for over a month! quote: ORIGINAL: dreadlocks1221 Maybe this question gets asked a lot here, but how many profiles are actually real? Every time I read one, it seems like something out of a bad issue of hustler (or at least the bdsm version of it). I was on the site for a day and already got someone messaging me about how they want to chat on instant messenger (but in a way that seemed like a scam).

TheLilSquaw -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 11:37:50 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: AVegasMaster My count is 77 are real, and four of those have not loged in for over a month! LMFCAO

LookieNoNookie -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 3:41:14 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: dreadlocks1221 Maybe this question gets asked a lot here, but how many profiles are actually real? 33. (I've actually counted).

dcnovice -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 5:40:31 PM)
FR Well, damn. VegasMaster and Lookie beat me to the punch line. Bravo, gents! I especially loved Lookie's parenthetical.

breagha -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 6:39:07 PM)
i think it really depends on the interaction you get from the person who made the profile. i don't have a profile on the other side anymore. people would say that makes me a fake probably. i enjoy the forums. since i have been with my Master i haven't really found much use for the other side. dread- i agree with many of the other posters here... use your instinct and base your decision off the actual interaction with people here.

ccc3333 -> RE: How many profiles here are actually real? (1/9/2013 10:41:31 PM)
Dreadlocks... 1 in 10 is real... but that 1 is usually worth finding .. there are ways to filter out the losers. quote: ORIGINAL: dreadlocks1221 Maybe this question gets asked a lot here, but how many profiles are actually real? Every time I read one, it seems like something out of a bad issue of hustler (or at least the bdsm version of it). I was on the site for a day and already got someone messaging me about how they want to chat on instant messenger (but in a way that seemed like a scam).

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